Packer Operator

About the role

Georgia-Pacific is looking for safety-oriented individuals to join our team as a Packer Operator in our climate-controlled facility in Jonestown, PA.

Schedule

• Dupont schedule (rotating 12-hour shifts): 6:45am–7:00pm and 6:45pm–7:00am, with days off between night and day rotations
• 7-day break in every 28-day period
• Only candidates who are able to work this schedule will be considered
• Point-based attendance program

What You Will Do

• Perform necessary functions to operate the line with minimal supervision in coordination with other team members to maintain facility standards in safety, productivity, waste, housekeeping and quality standards
• Package/handle materials to customer specifications
• Perform makeready/changeover machine tasks according to production schedules
• Consistently looks for improvements and efficiencies to reduce waste and increase production within quality standards set
• Drive safety excellence through promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to proactively maintain and clean machines as needed

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or other high-paced environment
• This role works rotating 12 hour shifts, with a 7-day break in every 28-day period

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience as a paper setter, operator, tender, or printing process experience such as offset printing, digital printing, web printing, or corrugating or converting experience, including inspecting quality of printed materials for alignment, registration and print defects
• Experience with the make ready process to prepare equipment for a new job
• Experience trouble shooting machine setup, adjusting machines and solutioning key issues safely
• Experience using a computer, tablet, or smart device

Physical Requirements

• Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment
• Perform tasks such as lifting up to 45lbs, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day, in a loud/noisy, and industrial, high-volume environment

Pay

• Salary $23.00 per hour
• Shift differential is $1.00 per hour between the hours of 7pm and 7am
• Ability to increase compensation based on skills and contribution to the overall performance of the plant
• Eligible for Performance Pay program that could offer up to a 6% quarterly bonus

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance, ADD, disability
• Retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance
• May also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance